Kenai Peninsula Borough
144 North Binkley Street     Soldotna, AK 99669
Phone - (907) 262-4441 or (800) 478-4441   or on the web    www.borough.kenai.ak.us

 Kenai Peninsula Borough Demographics
KPB Select Detail - 1990 v 2000
Population  

 

 Housing
  1990 2000 Percent
Change		 Percent
of  Total		   1990 2000 Percent
Change		 Percent
of  Total
Total Population 40,802 49,691 21.8% 100.0% Total Households 14,250 18,438 29.4% 100.0%
Male 21,606 25,853 19.7% 52.0% Family Households 10,216 12,716 24.5% 69.0%
Female 19,196 23,838 24.2% 48.0% With Children Under 18 NA 7,003 NA 38.0%
Under 5 years 3,795 3,288 -13.4% 6.6% Married Couple Family 8,456 10,218 20.8% 55.4%
5 to 9 years 4,104 4,024 -1.9% 8.1% With Own Children Under 18 NA 5,133 NA 27.8%
10 to 14 years 3,505 4,698 34.0% 9.5% Female Householder, no husband present NA 1,654 NA 9.0%
15 to 19 years 2,939 4,140 40.9% 8.3% With Own Children Under 18 NA 1,276 NA 6.9%
20 to 24 years 2,086 2,132 2.2% 4.3% Average Household Size 2.79 2.62 -6.1% 0.0%
25 to 34 years 7,281 5,648 -22.4% 11.4% Average Family Size NA 3.15 NA 0.0%
35 to 44 years 8,229 9,074 10.3% 18.3% Total Housing Units 19,364 24,871 NA 100.0%
45 to 54 years 4,280 8,739 104.2% 17.6% Occupied Housing Units 14,250 18,438 29.4% 74.1%
55 to 59 years 1,387 2,632 89.8% 5.3% Vacant Housing Units 5,114 6,433 25.8% 25.9%
60 to 64 years 1,181 1,667 41.2% 3.4% Seasonal, Recreational, Occasional Use 2,819 4,560 61.8% 18.3%
65 to 74 years 1,503 2,361 57.1% 4.8% Owner Vacancy Rate 4.1% 2.9% NA NA
75 to 84 years 431 1,077 149.9% 2.2% Rental Vacancy Rate 13.9% 14.4% NA NA
85 years and over 81 211 160.5% 0.4% Owner Occupied Units 9,677 13,585 40.4% 54.6%
Median Age 31.1 36.3 16.7% NA Renter Occupied Units 4,573 4,853 6.1% 19.5%
18 Years and Over 13,396 34,832 160.0% 70.1% Marital Status (over 15) NA 37,696 NA 100.0%
Male NA 18,239 NA 36.7% Never married NA 8,829 NA 23.4%
Female NA 16,593 NA 33.4% Married except separated NA 22,022 NA 58.4%
65 Years and Over 2,015 3,649 81.1% 7.3% Separated NA 698 NA 1.9%
Male NA 1,765 NA 3.6% Widowed NA 1,330 NA 3.5%
Female NA 1,884 NA 3.8% Divorced NA 4,817 NA 12.8%
Place of Birth Disabled, Noninstitutionalized
Born in U.S. 39,726 48,335 21.7% 97.3% Total Population 5 to 20 NA 13,244 NA 100.0%
     Born in Alaska NA 17,440 NA 35.1%        With a Disability NA 842 NA 6.4%
     Born in other state NA 30,444 NA 61.3% Population 21 to 64 NA 28,547 NA 100.0%
Foreign Born 1,076 1,356 26.0% 2.7%         With a Disability NA 4,843 NA 17.0%
     Naturalized Citizen NA 872 NA 1.8%         Percent Employed NA 45.4% NA 45.4%
     Not a Citizen NA 484 NA 1.0%         Without a Disability NA 23,704 NA 83.0%
Veteran Status Percent Employed NA 69.9% NA 69.9%
Civilian veterans 5,335 5,941 11.4% 17.1% Income in 1999 - Families Total 12,736
Educational Attainment Less than $10,000 604 602 -0.3% 4.7%
Population 25 years and over   31,388 $10,000 - $14,999 548 512 -6.6% 4.0%
Less than 9th grade 934 985 5.5% 3.1% $15,000 - $24,999 1,177 1,248 6.0% 9.8%
9th-12th, no diploma 2,185 2,620 19.9% 8.3% $25,000 - $34,999 1,151 1,396 21.3% 11.0%
High School Diploma 8,560 9,990 16.7% 31.8% $35,000 - $49,999 1,895 1,970 4.0% 15.5%
College, no degree 6,581 9,492 44.2% 30.2% $50,000 - $74,999 2,688 3,148 17.1% 24.7%
Associate Degree 1,789 1,939 8.4% 6.2% $75,000 - $99,999 1,361 1,855 36.3% 14.6%
Bachelor's Degree 3,165 4,254 34.4% 13.6% $100,000 - $149,999 687 1,561 127.2% 12.3%
Graduate, Profess Degree 1,209 2,108 74.4% 6.7% $150,000 - $199,999 279 245 -12.2% 1.9%
Percent HS Grad 87.2% 88.5% 1.5% NA $200,000 or more NA 199 NA 1.6%
Percent Bachelor's + 17.9% 20.3% 13.4% NA Median Income - $ 48,339 54,106 11.9% NA
KPB Census Data by CDP - 1940-2000       KPB Census Designated Places Map                KPB Housing Density
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Census 2000 detail for  - KPB   Anchor Point   Bear Creek   Beluga   Clam Gulch   Cohoe   Cooper Landing  
  Crown Point  Diamond Ridge   Fox River   Fritz Creek   Funny River  Halibut Cove  Happy Valley   
Homer    Hope   Kachemak  Kalifornsky  Kasilof   Kenai   Lowell Point   Miller Landing   
Moose Pass  Nanwalek   Nikiski   Nikolaevsk   Ninilchik   Port Graham   Primrose  Ridgeway   
Salamatof    Seldovia Village    Seldovia City   Seward   Soldotna   Sterling   Sunrise   Tyonek
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